Cervicitis. Symptoms of the disease

Affecting the mucous membrane of the cervix, the process of inflammation is called cervicitis. Signs of it are rather meager: pulling or dull pains arising in the lower abdomen, white, muddy or yellowish leucorrhoea. This pathological process is often asymptomatic. Cervicitis in a protracted form can lead to the emergence of hypertrophy (thickening), erosion of the cervix, to provoke the spread of infection to other sites of the sexual organ of a woman.

As an independent disease, cervicitis is rare. More often it is a component of other pathologies and develops as a consequence of inflammatory conditions of the vagina, uterus, hormonal disorders, mechanical damage (ruptures during labor, abortions). Also, cervicitis may be caused by a weakened immune system, vaginal dysbacteriosis, nonspecific (streptococcus, staphylococcus, fungal protozoa, E. coli) and specific infections (gonococci, chlamydia, Trichomonas and other STIs). Provoke cervicitis can also benign neoplasms of the cervix.

Usually the disease is asymptomatic and is accidentally detected by a gynecologist during routine examinations. Often, vulvitis, vaginitis, bartholinitis and other diseases accompany cervicitis. Signs of it can be little expressed. The acute form is characterized by abundant mucous, and often purulent discharge, puffiness, protrusion, hyperemia of the external opening of the cervical canal is observed . There may be pain during urination or sexual contact. Details of pathological changes on the epithelial tissue of the cervix (edema, vascular loops, hyperemia, erosion) help colposcopy, laboratory studies (smear microscopy, bacterosseous, cytomorphological studies). These methods are needed to confirm the diagnosis. Cervicitis Can be combined with a papillomavirus of oncogenic type, which will require additional examinations to exclude the possibility of formation of malignant cells in the uterus and vagina.

Cervicitis with muco-purulent copious secretions is caused by the process of inflammation affecting the submucosal layer and the cylindrical epithelium of the cervical canal, parts of its vaginal part. Diseases are considered a "silent companion" of urethritis in a woman's sexual partner. It is known that both these ailments are quite common and are caused by the same pathogens, only cervicitis is diagnosed much more complicated.

Bacterial cervicitis is quite common , the causes of which are mycoplasmosis, papillomavirus, ureaplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, adenovirus and other infections. Urogenital tuberculosis also often provokes exogenous cervicitis. Signs of it are drawing pains, dysuria, discharge of different consistency. When examined with a colposcope, there is a strong swelling of the tissues, redness. The cervix of the herpetic cervicitis has a bright red coloration, ulcerated, friable surface. Trichomoniasis cervicitis characterizes petechial hemorrhages. The type of pathogen helps determine the PCR method.

Setting the right diagnosis will determine the subsequent effective treatment. It largely depends on the course of the disease (chronic or acute form), the degree of mucosal lesions, which distinguish focal and diffuse cervicitis. Signs of pathology can have different manifestations. Their difference also depends on the state of woman's immunity and the nature of the pathogen. The untimely detected cervicitis passes into a chronic, protracted form. Appear turbid mucus discharge, there is a proliferation of epithelium (this is the so-called pseudo-erosion) in the vaginal area of the cervical canal. The process of inflammation covers the surrounding tissues and glands, there is a significant seal necks.

Prevention of the disease includes prevention of abortion, correct management of labor, timely treatment in case of cervical rupture, proper selection of contraceptives, adherence to basic hygiene.